Saw-set



T. I. MOEN SAW SET. APPLICATION FILED APR- 16 I919. 1,317,807., Patented Oct. 7,1919.

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APPLICATION FILED APB. I6. 1919.

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THOLREY I. MOEN, 0F BELOIT', WISCONSIN.

SAW-SET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 7, 1919.

Application filed April 16, 1919. Serial No. 290,455.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOREY I. MOEN, a citizen of the United States, residin at Beloit, in the county of Rock and tate of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Saw-Sets, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to saw setting appliances, and particularly to devices wh1ch are 1adjustable for setting differently spaced teet The general object of the invention is to provide a construction of this kind which is adapted to set a plurality-of teeth at the same time, and a further object is to provide a plurality of teeth engaging members which are adapted to be set nearer to or farther from each other to correspond with the distance between the teeth.

A further object in this connection is to provide a plurality of teeth engaging mem bers operated by one handle.

Another object is to provide in connection with the mechanism heretofore described, set screws for limiting the move-, ment of the handle and set screws for supporting the saw blade in proper position with relation to the handle to thereby control the angle of the teeth with relation to the saw.

A further object is to provide adjustable stops for the ends of the teeth, these stops being adjustable to correspond to diiferent lengths of teeth.

A further object is to provide a means whereby the saw setting members may be adjusted toany desired width of teeth or space between teeth.

Other objects will appear in the course of the following description.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved saw set;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of themember 10, the rods 30 and 40 being shown in section;

Fig. 3 is a vertical section on the line 33 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the forward end of the member 12 showing the manner in which the tongue 29 is mounted;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing the tongue 29 and one of thetongues 29 Referring to these figures, 11 and 12 designate two members formed each at one end with hinge heads 13 whereby they may be pivotally connected by a common pintle 14. A middle member 10 has a tongue 10 extending through a slot in the pintle. Thus these three members 10, 11 and l2 may be shifted into or out of a parallel relation. Each of these members, as illustrated in Fig. 1, at its free end is upwardly extended, then outwardly extended, then downwardly extended and then inwardly extended to form a jaw. The jaws on the members 11 and 12 are designated 15 and the jaw on the member 10 is designated 15. All of these jaws have substantially the same form. The inward extension of each jaw is designated -16 and this inward extension is formed with a beveled face 17 and a face 18, which last named face constitutes an anvil. Each inward extension is also provided with an aperture 19, the aperture in the jaw 15 being elongated for the purpose which will be laterstated. The jaws 15 of the outer members 10 and 12 are formed with swinging nuts 20, but the jaw 15 at its end is formed with a slotted ear 20 The pivoted or swinging nuts 20 and the slot in the ear'20 are to receive a transversely extending adjusting screw 21 where by the several members 10', 11 and 12 may be adjusted into or out of a divergent relation. The adjusting screw is held at its middle to the jaw 15" by means of the clamping nuts 21. The jaws 15 and the jaw 15 are each provided with a screw 23 carrying a head 24 on its inner end adapted to be adjusted to fit the depth of the teeth on the saw. In other words, the saw, when disposed upon the faces 17 of the several jaws, is shifted until its teeth abut against the heads 24. Each of the members 10, 11 and 12 is provided inward of the corresponding jaw 15 with an adjustable screw stop 25, which extends downward from the corresponding member and against which the blade of the saw is adapted'to rest, soas to hold the saw in proper adjusted relation against the faces 17 or in other words, against the anvil constituted by said faces prior to the bending or setting of the teeth.

For the purpose of bending the teeth, I pivotally mount upon the member 10, the handle 26, this handle being pivoted at 27. The handle is formed at its forward end with upward extensions 26 which are vertically slotted at their upper ends and at the 50 the tongues 29 and 29 upward.

extreme time end if of the handlefthere 3 provided an aperture for the passage of a transverse rod 30. It will be obvious that as the rear end of the handle is moved up-.

ward toward the member 10, the rod 30 will be depressed. The handle 26 is transversely" U-shaped so as to embrace the member 10, the upward extensions 26 extending up on each side of the rear end of the jaw 15 and 10 the shank portion 10.. Mounted upon the pin 27 and between the forward end of the handle 26; is a bending tongue 29, which is longitudinally slotted as at 28. Through this slot the transverse rod 30 passes. This tongue 29hasa fiat under face and projects out beyond the extension 26 of the handle and coacts with the face 18 of the jaw 15. a. 1 The shanks of the members 11 and 12 at 20 their forward or free ends are laterally deflected as at 31,-then extended forward as. at 32 and upwardly arched and laterally deflected and then extended downward to form the jaw. Attached to the inner face 5 of each of the members 11 and 12, forward oi the deflection 31, is a strip of metal 33, which lies flush with the inner face of the body of the corresponding member v1O or 12 and between this strip 33 andthe deflectedportion 32, the tongues 29 are piv-' oted, which tongues correspond in action and in form with the tongue 29 on the member 10but has'swinging blocks 29. through which the rod 30passes. The reason for deflecting 3.5 the free endsof the members 10 and '12 to accommodate the tongues 29 is to permit these members to be moved inward flat against the member 10, which would be impossible did the tongues project out laterally from these members 10 and 12 and in order to I prevent the handle 26 or the tongue 29 from projecting laterally and thus preventing the members 11 and 12 from being brought into close contiguity with the member 10, I reduce the, thickness of the member 10 at 34: i and the tongue 29 is bifurcated to fit over this reduced portion, as illustrated clearly inv Fig.3. .A spring 35 acts to throw the rear end of the handle downward and throw tl' ro'ugh the slots 36 in the upper end of the upward eXtension26 of the handle is a cross bar-.37, which has -clown'ward extensions 38, through which the bar 30 passes; These legs. 38 are disposed just inward of the tongues 29 'and prevent any deflection ofthe bar under pressure. f

iTt'.will be ,':.obvious now that when the. handle 26. is drawn up toward the shank 7 10, that the forward end 26 of the handle will be" depressed carryingwith it the bar 30Yand the tongues 29' and 29?" and that these tongues will bebrought into operative position with relation to a saw A. disposed upon the faces 17 of the jaws, so as to bend bending the saw teeth to a degree depending posed in a vertical plane immediately be- Passing anteater the saw. For the passage of limiting this bending movement so as to bend the'teeth at-different angles, I provide an adjustable stop screw 39, which is-disposed in the member 10 and extends down below this member and against which the handle engages. 1

The members 11 and 12 are shiftable in v. ard or outward toward or from the member 10 and this is accomplished by rotating'75 the screw 21, which is screw-threaded in opposite directions and has screw-threaded engagement with the nuts 20. The slot in the ear 2O permits the screw-threaded rod 31 to move inward and outward relative to theear 20, without becoming disengaged from the ear, the nuts 21 engaging-on each; side of the ear 20. The slot 28 in the tongue 29 also providesrfor a like movement of the cross bar 30, and it will, of .course, be seen 35 that this cross bar 30 can shift through the blocks 29 in-the tongues 29 The members 10, 11 and 12 may thus be adjusted at different distances from each other and the tongues will be likewise adjusted so that while the tongues will engage three teeth at a time, the tongues will engage teeth whichare differently spaced from each other. Nowwhen the handle 26 is moved inward toward the member 10, the handle, through the action ofthe cross bar 30 and of the yoke composed of the members f32-and 38, will force all of the tongues 29 and 29 coincidently against their respective anvils, thus upon the setting of thestop screws 23. As before remarked, each of the jaws 15 and 15 is provided with a transverse aper-' ture 19 in the portion 16. vThe aperture in the jaw 15 is in the form of a slot, while that in the jaws 15 is oblong. These apertures act to receive a guide bar 4E0 (see Fig. 7 2),by which a file may be guided in even ing up the saw teeth. This guide rod is disneath the. outer end of the face 18 with its outer edge even with the outer end of the face 18 and the points "of the saw'teeth, when these points are disposed against the stops 24, and thus when the points-of the saw teethare' filed off, the operator files down to this guide bar and thus all of the "teeth'are made of even length. j The operation of this device will be obvious from what has gone before.- The three members 10,11 and 12' are set to such a po-' sition that the three jaws carried thereby are properly spaced from 'each'other -.according to the spacing of the saw teeth, this angular; adjustment'of' the three members beingaccomplished by means of thescrew 21. "The screws 23 are adjusted according to the depth of the teeth on the saw, the lim iting stop screw 39 is also adjustedaccord-g ing to the angle tol'be given to the teeth, 13c

and then the saw is disposed againstthe set screws 25 with its teeth engaged against the heads 24L on the adjusting screws 23. The handle 26 is then operated to cause the bending tongues 29 and 29 to move downward toward the anvils and bend the saw teeth over to the proper angle in the usual manner. With this construction it is possible to set three teeth at a time and thus greatly expedite the work of setting the saw teeth. Furthermore, the construction provides means for evening up the teeth of the saw, so that they shall be of uniform length. The device may be used to set saw teeth havingvarious distances between the teeth and will also set these teeth at any desired angle.

vHaving described my invention, what I claim is 1. A saw set comprising a plurality of anvils adjustable toward or from each other, a plurality of binding tongues one for each anvil and adjustable therewith, and a single means for shifting all of said tongues coincidently toward the anvils. V

2. A saw set comprising a plurality of anvils carried by a plurality of members hinged to each other at their ends remote from the anvils and adjustable into angular relation to thereby variably space the anvils with relation to each other, a tongue carried by each of said members and coacting with the corresponding anvil and shiftable therewith, and means mounted upon one of said members for shifting all of said tongues toward or from their anvils,

3. A saw set comprising a plurality of members hinged to each other at one end, the opposite end of each of said members being formed with a curved jaw, the extremity of the jaw extending toward the hinged end of the member and being formed with a beveled face constituting an anvil, a tongue hinged to each of said members within the jaw thereof and having its free end extending toward the anvil and above it, and a handle mounted upon one of said members operatively connected to all of said tongues and movable to shift the tongues toward the corresponding anvil.

4. A saw set comprising a plurality of members hinged to each other at one end, the opposite end of each of said members being formed with a curved jaw, the extremity of the jaw extending toward the hinged end of the member and being formed with a beveled face constituting an anvil, a tongue hinged to each of said members within the jaw thereof and having its free end extending toward the anvil and above it, a handle mounted upon one of said members operatively connected to all of said tongues and movable to shift the tongues toward the corresponding anvil, and means for limiting the movement of said anvils.

5. A saw set comprising a plurality of membershinged to each other atone end, the opposite end of each of said members being formed with a curved jaw, the ex-j tr-emity of the jaw extending toward the hinged end of the member and being formed with a beveled face constituting an anvil, a tongue hinged to each of said members Within the jaw thereof and having its free end extending toward the anvil and above it, a handle mounted upon one of said members operatively connected to all of said tongues and movable to shift the tongues toward the corresponding anvil, means for limiting the movement of said anvils, and a set screw. on each jaw limiting the movement of a saw into said jaw. 7

6. A saw set comprising a plurality of members hinged to each other at one end for movement into or out of a divergent relation, each of said members at its end away from the point of pivotal connection being formed to provide a jaw having an inwardly extending portion formingan anvil, a plurality of tongues each mounted on one of said members and disposed within the corresponding jaw and extending toward the anvil, a handle pivotally mounted upon one of said members, a transverse bar carried by said handle and engaging .all of said tongues, a spring urging the handle in one direction, and means for limiting the inward movement of the handle. I

7. A saw set comprising a plurality of members hinged to each other at one end for movement into or out of a divergent relation, each of said members at its end away from the point of piivotal connection being formed to provide an arm having an inwardly extending portion forming an anvil, a plurality of tongues each mounted on one of said members and disposed within .the corresponding jaw and extending toward the anvil, a handle pivotally mounted upon one of said members, a transverse bar carried by said handle and engaging all of said tongues, a spring urging the handle in one direction, means for limiting the inward movement of the handle, and a screw operatively engaging all of said members whereby the members may be adjusted into or out of a divergent relation.

8. A saw set comprising a plurality of members hinged to each other at one end for movement into or out of divergent relation, each of said members away from the point of pivotal connection having a lug, the lug being formed with an aperture, a screwthreaded adjusting rod passing through said apertures and operatively engaged with said members, said rod providing means whereby the members may be shifted into or out of a parallel position, a handle mounted upon one of said members, a plurality of bending tongues mounted upon the jaws of said members and coacting with anvils formed upon said members, and ahandle operatively connected to all of said tongues for simultaneously shifting said bending tongues toward the anvils.

9. A saw set comprising'a plurality of members hinged to each other at one end for movement into or out of divergent relation,

each of said members at its end away from the point of pivotal connection being formed to provide a: jaw having an inwardly 'extending portion forming an anvil, a plurality of tongues'each mounted on one of said ,members and disposed within the corresponding jaw and in operative relation with an anvil, a handle pivotally mounted upon one of said members, a transverse bar carextending portion forming an anvil, a plurality of tongues each mounted on one of said members and dis osed within the corresponding jaw and, 1n operative relation with an anvil, a handle pivotally mounted upon oneof said members, a transverse bar carried by said handle and engaging all of said tongues, a spring urging the handle in Copies of this patent may be obtained for one direction, adjustable means for limiting the inward movement of the'handle, and adjustable stops earned by said jaws and formlng means for adjusting the extent to which the saw teeth shall be disposed over the'anvil.

'11. A saw ,setcomprising a plurality of, members hinged to each other at one end for movement 1nto or out of divergent relation,

each of said members at its end away from the point of pivotal connection being formed o rovide a jaw having an inwardly extenc lng portion forming an. anvil, a plurality of tongues each mounted'on one of said members and disposed within the corresponding jaw and in operaitve relation with an anvil, a handle pivotally mounted upon one of said members, a transverse bar carrled by sald handle and engaging all of said tongues, a spring urging the handle in one direction, adjustable means for limiting the inward movement ofthe handle, each of said jaws being provided immediately beneath the anvil with a transversely extending aperture, and a guide bar removably disposed in said aperture, the guide bar providing means for limiting the mw'ard movement of a file in filing the saw teeth.

In testimony whereof-I hereunto aflixmy signature in the presence of two witnesses. THOREY I MOEN.

Witnesses Jon C. NnLsoN, HULDA AMST'UTZ.

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